John Vidal

Environment editor

John Vidal was environment editor of the Guardian for 27 years. Based mainly in London, he has reported on climate change and international environmental issues from over 100 countries. He is the author of McDonald’s, Burger Culture on Trial.

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Are China’s pledges to green its Belt and Road Initiative the real deal?
Nine things we can do now to protect the environment and reduce the risk of another pandemic
“We don’t know what else is out there.” Five ways new diseases emerge — and what we can do about them
Destruction of habitat and loss of biodiversity are creating the perfect conditions for diseases like COVID-19 to emerge
Why indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge are vital to protecting future global biodiversity
Is climate change responsible for the conflicts we’re seeing around the world today?
Nuclear power offers an abundant supply of low-carbon energy. But what to do with the deadly radioactive waste?
Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?
Is clean energy funding from the UN’s Green Climate Fund and other sources going where it’s needed most?
What are coastal nuclear power plants doing to address climate threats?
Here come the megacities
Seven regions poised to feel climate change pain — and what they’re doing about it

John Vidal

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